1999 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 3, 1999 · Qualcomm Stadium
FinalKansas City Chiefs 14 at San Diego Chargers 21. Final.
Who moved the needle
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1999 Week 4 · Sun, Oct 3, 1999 · Qualcomm Stadium
FinalWho moved the needle
San Diego Chargers 21–14.
2.5 expected points added on the ground
No opportunity read for this era
Snap, route and expected-points data starts in 2021. This game is older than the usage record, so there is no opportunity read for it — the box score above is the complete picture we hold.
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Grbac | 19/40 | 200 | 2 | 4 | 1 | −1.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashaan Shehee | 22 | 86 | 3.9 | 0 | −2.2 |
| Donnell Bennett | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 0 | +2.5 |
| Tony Richardson | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.7 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Gonzalez | 7 | 10 | 68 | 1 | 27% | −0.2 |
| Joe Horn | 2 | 3 | 41 | 1 | 8% | +4.8 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvcus Patton | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Donnie Edwards | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Derrick Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Tongue |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Kramer | 8/20 | 72 | 2 | 1 | 1 | −6.5 |
| Jim Harbaugh | 6/9 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −6.8 |
Every number on them comes from the same read as this page, and each one says in words where it came from.
The market number, who both clubs have been, and the one question this matchup asks.

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The cards are drawn from the play-by-play sync, not live, and each one says so on its face.
Closing number vs result
Chargers closed -1 and covered, winning by 7.
Total closed 38.5; the game landed 35 — under by 3.5.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| Elvis Grbac | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | −0.3 |
| Derrick Alexander | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Daniel Pope | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −3.1 |
| Kevin Lockett | 4 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 14% | +4.2 |
| Andre Rison | 2 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 11% | +1.1 |
| Derrick Alexander | 1 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 22% | −12.0 |
| Rashaan Shehee | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 5% | −0.0 |
| Tony Richardson | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5% | +0.3 |
| Lonnie Johnson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8% | −6.7 |
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| Bracy Walker | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Hasty | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chester McGlockton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cris Dishman | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Horn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natrone Means | 14 | 26 | 1.9 | 1 | −2.5 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | −0.0 |
| Mikhael Ricks | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | +0.4 |
| Kenny Bynum | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | −0.4 |
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Jones | 4 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 15% | +1.9 |
| Kenny Bynum | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 4% | +3.3 |
| Fred McCrary | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 15% | −0.3 |
| Chris Penn | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 7% | +1.4 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 19% | −3.0 |
| Alfred Pupunu | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4% | +0.4 |
| Natrone Means | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7% | −0.5 |
| Mikhael Ricks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11% | −1.6 |
| Jeff Graham | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19% | −4.4 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Harrison | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Junior Seau | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Dumas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Hill | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryll Lewis | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
| Greg Jackson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Norman Hand | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred McCrary | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Bush | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raylee Johnson | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |